i'm thankful that in just a few weeks, the great city of chicago is going to be organizing a welcome home parade to mark the end of the iraq war. a parade on december 15th to thank americans who have fought in iraq and who have fought in afghanistan. i am thankful for the iraq and afghanistan veterans who themselves decided to self-start veteran's cleanup and recovery crews for the coast in new york and new jersey when hurricane sandy hit. i'm thankful there is still an american automobile industry, when it was not at all clear just a few years ago that that would be true. i'm thankful that the american automobile industry not only exists, but it is kicking butt. i am thankful for that. i'm thankful that when my pal, xeni jardin got diagnosed with breast cancer this year, xeni decided to go public with it in a way that has led millions of people to look at cancer differently and more critically, in a way that is uncompromisingly unpatronizing and very smart. like everything she does. i'm thankful for xeni. i'm thankful for the reporter name terry camp at the local abc affiliate in fl